The Petrified Forest (1955)
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
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Humphrey BogartDuke Mantee
Henry FondaAlan Squier
Lauren BacallGabby MaplePaul HartmanJason Maple
Jack WardenBoze
Richard JaeckelRuby
Joseph SweeneyGramps
Natalie SchaferMrs. Chisholm
Richard GainesMr. Chisholm
Jack KlugmanJackie
Dick ElliottCommander
Steven RitchLinemanMovie DNA
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What is The Petrified Forest about?
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
How long is The Petrified Forest?
The Petrified Forest has a runtime of 90 minutes.